“There’s certainly a different feel in the locker room after you win,” Redick said. “… You just have to keep grinding and, eventually, it’ll turn.”

The Clippers backcourt didn’t individually replace Paul and Griffin’s playmaking – no one had more than five assists. They weren’t, Redick aside, incredibly efficient from the field. And, they turned the ball over way too much – 20 times leading to 23 Phoenix points.

But, more so than in any of their six previous defeats, the sins were mainly of commission – a byproduct of their aggression.

“I just told them ‘Keep attacking the basket,’” Doc Rivers said after the win. “… We told them to get to the basket and create havoc.”

Crawford, who had made just 5 of 29 from the field over the team’s last three games, got going by getting into the paint and hitting a scoop shot, eventually finishing with 18 points and seven rebounds. Felton did what he normally does, attacking the basket and finding ways to finish among the Suns’ big men. Rivers, who was only 2 for 11, still created opportunities for offensive rebounds by drawing the defense.

And Redick was his normal deadeye self, hitting 9 of 14, including a key fourth-quarter 3 that helped extinguish Phoenix’s comeback from 19 down.

DeAndre Jordan matched the activity of his teammates, pulling down 19 rebounds while blocking four shots, including a critical late-game attempt by ex-Clipper Eric Bledsoe.

The Suns closed to within six in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers’ defense got tighter and the offense did enough to secure a much-needed win.

The Clippers held the Suns to 38.6 percent shooting – the lowest total they’ve allowed since Nov. 9.

“We played harder,” Rivers said.

The Suns scored 98 points, making them only the third team to tally less than 100 against the Clippers in their past 16 games.

Redick led five players in double figures with 22 points, benefiting from defenses sucking in on the driving guards.

“Those (drives) turned into passes to J.J.,” Rivers said.

In addition to the open looks for Redick, the aggression also led to a 16-shot advantage at the free-throw line, where the Clippers attempted 38 to just 22 for Phoenix. The Clippers finished with a 10-point advantage at the line.

“That was part of our attack message, that we had to get to the line,” Rivers said.

The Clippers also got unexpected offense from Luc Mbah a Moute and Brandon Bass, who combined for 23 points in just 38 combined minutes.